Health Devices. 2003 Jun;32(6):220-2.
Patients suffering from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) sometimes require mechanical ventilation. This raises safety concerns about the SARS virus being carried by droplets that exit from the exhalation limb of the ventilator. ECRI recommends that breathing-circuit filters be incorporated in the exhalation limb of any ventilator used on a patient with SARS. In this article, we review the issues behind our recommendations and describe steps hospitals can take to prevent any adverse effects on ventilation.
患有严重急性呼吸综合征（SARS）的患者有时需要机械通气。这引发了对呼吸机呼气端呼出的飞沫携带SARS病毒的安全担忧。美国医疗保健研究与质量机构（ECRI）建议，在为SARS患者使用的任何呼吸机的呼气端安装呼吸回路过滤器。在本文中，我们回顾了我们提出这些建议背后的问题，并描述了医院可以采取的预防对通气产生任何不良影响的措施。
